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Unable to expand zip file on mac

Hi, I tried using Archive Utility but it was throwing the same error. Wasn't able to expand my file. SO i used another application (The Unarchiver) which is also free in Appstore. It works fine for me.I will suggest you to try this.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 4:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2019 4:30 AM

I tried that but it wasn't working for me. was showing this error (Unable to expand "abc.zip" into "folderName". Error1 - Operation not permitted.). I googled the solution but wasn't able to find anything. Even there was a terminal option (to unzip by writing a command), that didn't work for me either. The zip file wasn't password protected. So, i came up with this solution. hence, was trying to inform others if they face this issue.

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Apr 22, 2019 4:30 AM in response to VikingOSX

I tried that but it wasn't working for me. was showing this error (Unable to expand "abc.zip" into "folderName". Error1 - Operation not permitted.). I googled the solution but wasn't able to find anything. Even there was a terminal option (to unzip by writing a command), that didn't work for me either. The zip file wasn't password protected. So, i came up with this solution. hence, was trying to inform others if they face this issue.

Unable to expand zip file on mac

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